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Re: One Book, One School
Posted by cynthia hiryak on 9/11/08
On 9/11/08 Cynthia Hiryak wrote:
I am also looking for suggestions for this year's read aloud.
Last year we started the "One Book, One School" Program, the idea
came from "Reading Today" but they used it across a whole city.
I can't remember where though. I thought that was pretty cool.
At 12th and Marion Elementary school last year we read two books
in a "One Book, One School" Program. We used this as a read-aloud
in every classroom in our building. The first book we read
was "Because of Winn-Dixie". We had trivia questions that
students could answer and then their names would be entered in a
drawing for prizes. (Just to keep the kids on their toes.) We did
a short skit to introduce the book at a school-wide assembly.
Faculty members performed the first chapter of the book to
introduce it with our librarian being Winn-Dixie with her hair up
in ponytails! It was a huge success!
The second book we read as a school was "James and the Giant
Peach". This was a good book but harder for the younger children
to get into. We are still trying to figure out which book or
books we will be reading this year.
Anyone who has read a good children's book lately and would like
to recommend it for a school-wide read aloud that would be
wonderful! Please respond...
On 5/19/08, Angela Young wrote:
> On 4/18/08, Candy Devlin wrote:
>> On 3/05/08, Amanda wrote:
>>> I'm wondering what other schools read for one book, one
>>> school. We have already read The Water Horse and are
>>> looking for other book titles.
>> Carmel Elementary just completed a One Book, One School
>> project. It was very successful. Our PreK-Grade 5 school
>> (240 children) all read The Raft by Jim LaMarche. The books
>> were distributed to every familyfor at home reading; each day
>> for a week I asked questions during morning announcements to
>> generate interest and classroom discusssions. One the last
> of
>> the week, we had a whole school book club. Children were
>> divided into groups of six, each led by an adult. We have
>> been practicing book conversations for this school year, so
>> the conversations actually happened very easily. Community
>> members led some of the groups and gave me feedback for
>> improvement. It was a really good experience.
>
> I am a media specialist in a large elementary school in
> Florida (k-5). We have done "One Book, One School" two years
> in a row. The books are given to the classroom teachers and
> read aloud every day for a month. I love the idea of using
> the news to ask questions! I used Charlotte's Web last year,
> and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane this year. Both
> books were very well-received. We kick things off with an
> evening event in the media center to celebrate the themes of
> the book, and end things with a movie night in the cafeteria.
> It's been a huge hit, and now I am looking for a book for next
> year that will appeal K-5. I would love some ideas. I think
> I will try the whole school book club next year. I love that
> idea!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- One Book, One School, 3/05/08, by Amanda.
- Re: One Book, One School, 4/15/08, by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Ha.
- Re: One Book, One School, 4/18/08, by Candy Devlin.
- Re: One Book, One School, 5/19/08, by Angela Young.
- Re: One Book, One School, 5/23/08, by Corm.
- Re: One Book, One School, 9/11/08, by cynthia hiryak.
- Re: One Book, One School, 9/11/08, by cynthia hiryak.
- Re: One Book, One School, 10/08/08, by SaraW.
- Re: One Book, One School, 10/20/08, by Katrina Hatch.
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